Wheel-bracing attachment



F. A. PREUSS.

WHEEL BRACING ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED DE C.23,192I. v

Patented Apr. 18, 1922.

FIG.1.

.To-vcZZf/whomlz' may concern.'

Beit known that I, FRED A,PRnUss, a.

1 u usan f Si" f' ritmi A. ritnussfor HUiurHREY, NEBRASKA..-

WHEEL-rimento; effin/istrianur.'Y

citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Humphrey, in the county: of Platte and State of Nebraska, have invented. certainv new and useful Improvements in 'lVheeL Bracing Attachments; and I dov hereby de-' Vclare the following. tof-be a' full, clear, and

exact description cf the invention, suchias will enable others skilledinj theart to' which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention relates to an attachment for wheels, especially wooden wheels of the "artillery jtype, for bracing and strengthening the wheel, as well as restoring the same toy original shape, and

the invention. aims :to provide a novelk and improved device of that kind, which isalso Y simple. in. construction- Vand application, inexpensive to manufacture, and efiicient and practical inuse.l

. Another object of thelinv'entionis to pro` vide such a device comprising anovel construction including saddles or members to lit the wheel felly, a band lto embrace the hub, and bracey or stay rods between said saddles and band.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will be apparent .as the description proceeds, the invention resides inthe construction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter described and claimed, it being Y understood that changes can be made within the scopev if what is claimed, without departing from the spirit ofthe invention.

The invention is! illustrated in lthe accompanying drawing, wherein-` A Figure l is aside elevation of wheel showing the attachment applied; Y y Fig 2 is adiametrical section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

The device can be made in different sizesY for use on the `different kinds of wagon and buggy wheels, and t-he like, and the wheel, as shown, is of conventional construction, comprising the hub-4c, spokes 5,`felly 6 and tire 7, the hub, spokes and felly be- .Appiiaatin inea December 23,1921". semaine. 524,406.'

slipping the band o n the huband positioning ful onffwooden vwheels forv bracing and.

strengtheningthe" same as well as `restoring- Vthe shape ofgthe wheel.

VThe attachment comprises an adjustablel spiderhaving a central portion to 'embrace l' .i vSpecification of Lettersratent.v PtntedpL 1g, v j

the 'hub of Vthe wheel, i adjustable arms, and g members at the terminals ofthe arms to en`` gagethe wheel. felly; Thus, the attachm'entv Y f hasta centrali-band 8 to embrace one' endv portion-'of the hub 4, and' saidzbaiid is split in order that'it can beadjusted to' fit hubs Yo'ffdi-fherent diameters', said b'aiidhavfing the outstanding .terminals 9 through which-1a boltflO or other clamping `elementi's en gaged'for contracting they band to cause it to tightly 'embrace 'the'.l hub.4 :Brace or' Vstayrrods 11, .forming thelfarms *of-,the'

spielen-.have their inner-ends formed-'with heads 12; seated within'vl aperturesv in the band 8,-, and saidheads and aperturesV are' cuntersunk, foi` anchoring; thefrods tolfthe band, .without said. heads projecting V.from

the inner .periphery of thevband as might 80A l' interfere with the band being placed vor clamped on the hub. Said rods are thus swivelledto .the band, in Order' that they Y j can be rotated, and said'rods or. arms extend obliquely from `the band toward Vthe fellyv of the wheel, asjseen in fFig.v 2, to obtain aV bracing action. As shown, there are four rods, although' more or lessl can be used. The-outer-terminals of therodsare screw-.threaded into nipples or tubularv sockf s l .'90 threaded into or otherwise secured to the saddles or felly` engaging members 14. Said j saddles or members are of AU-sha'ped section ets. l5. which havetheir outerfends screwto fit astride the felly from the inner periphery.V By` turning the rods '11, the arms of the spider Ycan be elongated orshortened, for

moving the saddles orl members 14 away...V

vfrom or toward the band' andrhub.`

In order to more securely retain'theband l on thehub, the band is providedl at its innerv edge with tongues 15 projecting therefrom towardV the spokes, and said tongues are fastened by means of screws 16 orother securing Yelements to the hub, thereby preventing the band from slipping off the hub.

`The tongueslare bendable or resilient vin order-that they'ca'n bebent toA lit against hubs of'different sizes or shapes;

Vhen ythe rods llpareY turned to move the saddles on members 14 toward the band the Y device is readily lplaced on .the wheel by iio the saddles or members 14 within the telly. The band can then be clamped onV the hub by tightening the bolt 10, and by fastening v the tongues 15 to the hub by means of screws 16, or the like. The rods 11 are then-turned in such a direction as to unscrew them partly from the nipples 13, which will force said nipples 13 and saddles 14e outwardly to bring the saddles into place astride the telly, and any desired compression can be applied by turning the rods 11 the required amount. The arms of the spider can therefore be given the desired compression for bracing and stifiening4 the wheel and restoring the shape thereof. The attachment will therefore enable the wheel to be used and its life lengthened, even after the wheel has gotten out of shape or the spokes loosened.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- 1. A wheel bracing attachment comprising a hub band, felly engaging members, and arms between said band and members having rotatable connections with them and including screw-threads for obtaining an adjustment betweenV said band and members.

2. A wheel bracing attachment comprising a hub band, saddles to fit astride a telly at the inner periphery thereof, and arms between said band and saddles and connected thereto, said arms each including members having screw-threaded connections and one a hub band, felly engaging members, and

rods having swvelled connection with the band and screw-threaded connections with said members.

t. A wheel bracing attachment comprising a hub band, telly engaging saddles, nipples secured to said saddles, and rods having swivel connections with said band and screwthreaded int-o said nipples.

5. A wheel bracing attachment comprising a split hub band havino' means for contracting it to embrace a htilb, rods connected to said band, and members connected to the pultier ends oi said rods for engaging a wheel 6. A wheel bracing attachment comprising a hub band having bendable tongues projecting therefrom to be secured to a hub, rods connected to the band, and members connected to the outer ends of the rods for engaging a wheel telly.

In testimony whereof I have signe-d my name to this specification in the presence of two' subscribing witnesses.

FRED A. Pannes.'k

Witnesses CHARLES, Prnirna, lV. E. GEHR. 

